Shamrockgirl60

I have really no hunger, just a few cravings that I keep in check. Most food just doesn't taste good now. I find the 3 Protein shakes that I am still on really do keep that hunger away. For meals, it's yogurt, Soup or cottage cheese and pureed fruit. I can tell the difference between really hungry and the "head hunger" now. My doctor says to stay in the diet and if I have real hunger between the "meals" just have a bit of the approved food. It works, a small bit of yogurt (60 calories) works. Light and Fit by Dannon is the best I have found. Good luck everyone, Hey I fit into my size 18 jeans that I haven't worn for 2 years.

I am still sore and just taking small walks. I weighted 211 going into surgery, then was 224 day after surgery due to post op Water and gas I guess. Went down to 205.5 last week, now 204. I am still on semi liquids and into some cottage cheese. I was always good at losing weight just always put it back on...LOL Now hope to keep it off. Take care Pati

Wow I was banded 3 weeks ago and just starting to eat pureed fruit, applesauce, and yogurt and cottage cheese and ricotta. I am not one bit hungry which is very strange for me. My port is a tad sore, not much I also only feel it in the car going over rough roads and those annoying speed bumps. Just do what your doctor wants. Mine wanted 5 weeks before eating real foods. good luck take care Pati

Congratulations on doing it yourself, I am very lucky to have a program that follows everyting, much learing and it took 7 months to go through their program and education. We have a booklet they give with all your post op instructions including a week by week diet and what to eat for the whole first year. I wish all lap band programs had this. I see that some don't and that is awful. You look great. I too want to become "visable" again. And not be ignored in stores and for people to really see me. I hate that. I can stand for 10 minutes and some thin woman comes in the store, and the clerk goes to them immediately and asks "Can I help you?" I get so mad. I have said "Excuse me I have been here 10 minutes", and they say, "Oh I didn't see you", geez how can you miss me....Being overweight is the last prejudice that we have and that most people don't care about. And they get away with it.

I was banded August 7th, and it's 3 weeks...only this week has the port pain been gone, I just get a little pulling sensation when I move too much. Since it's sewn into the muscle it will hurt longer than the other incisions. Mostly annoying but it will get better. I haven't been on pain meds for a week. take care and good luck Pati

Your family is most probably scared of the surgery. Most parents don't want to have their children (even adults) hospitalized, they love you and are afraid. As for your husband, he will become more supportive as time goes on and he sees that your happy and when you lose the weight he will be proud of you. Good luck, I am lucky all my family and friends are happy for me, and one of my oldest friends is starting her Lap Band journey now. We will be supportive of each other. Just remember your doing it for you and your health and well being. Good luck Pati

Great, hope to see you there. I lost another pound and a half, this week. Was on a plateau for a week. It's slow but steady, Hey excited in my 3rd week since banding and I can get into my size 18 jeans that I haven't worn for 2 years. and Yummy LOL cottage cheese and applesauce. I'm not even really hungry have to now almost force myself to eat. Still on the soy shakes also. Take care Pati

My liquid diet is two weeks, progrssing from jello and broth to soups and yogurt and sugar free pudding, Starting tomorrow, my 3rd week and can have the yogurt, and low fat ricotta and cottage cheese and pureed fruits. That for 2 more weeks then on to mushy soft foods. No real food till week 6. But I am getting used to it. Belly is still a bit extended. My port is feeling much better, by the day.

Well I sent back the unjury shake mixes I had sent for, they made me sick after surgery, ened up being intolerent to whey Protein, I am now using soy protein and feeling much better. Advantage Edge chocolate is good with an extra squirt of Hersey's no surgar chocolate syrup. I have also a soy protein with 25 grams per scoop plain no flavor and put that in my Soups now that I am on the Soup stage. In my third week tomorrow and going to eat pureed fruits and cottage and ricotta skim milk no fat cheese. Yummy LOL No real desire to eat anything, just healing and waiting for my first fill in September. Good luck everyone. Pati

Experiment with them, I liked and tolerated the unjury shakes until after surgery then well I became "allergic" to them, the doctor said it's not uncommon, so he changed me from whey Protein, to soy and now I am fine, I have unflavored unsweetened Protein powder from GNC at 25 grams of protein per scoop, I put that in my soups and it's pretty good. I also have EAS Advantage chocolate, and add ice and skim milk and a shot of Hersey's sugar free Chocolate syrup and it's very good. Wish Wal-Mart had more flavors. Try different ones before surgery. Good luck

Welcome, it is a bit harder than I thought, the pain and gas. But by week 3 (I am in that) you should feel a lot better. I finally do, no pain and the port area is not very sore now, it was for a while, every time I moved it hurt. All the other incisions were fine from day 1. No pain at all and the scabs are falling off in the shower. I gained back all the pre-op weight after surgery and then lost them finally. I figure also it's healing time and the real weight loss is after my first fill in September. Good luck, it's an interesting journey. But good that we are all doing it together and with support comes success. I love this board. Pati

I do understand, I am starting to get hungry, I am even making dinner for the family, the smells are soooo tempting, but for some strange reason I don't want to eat it. Maybe 5 weeks of mostly fluids did that. But I am going into my 3rd week and can't' wait for the applesauce (sugar free with other pureed fruit by Mott's) and cottage cheese phase. Hand in there it will get better.

The medication anesthesia can make you sick and nauseas for a few days after surgery. I was also allergic to the whey shakes and switched to protein shakes with soy and am entering my third week and am finally feeling really good. Gas X is great for the gas pains. Take care it will get better very soon.

Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since I was banded. It's the first day today I had no real pain. My port even felt better no pulling sensation. Still on liquids, progressing to cottage cheese and skim milk ricotta and pureed fruit tomorrow. Still on protein drink....getting sick of that. The first week is the hardest for me. I felt terrible. But it's worth it. I am able to walk better and sleep better, and feel really good about this now.

I was also banded on the 7th of August, tomorrow I progress to pureeed fruit and cottage cheese and low fat ricotta. I was allergic to the whey power drinks I am now on soy I like the advantage soy chocolate drink and add some Hersey's sugar free syrup to make it nice and rich. I also got soy non-flavored protein powder and mix it with my soups in a blender then heat, It makes them nice and rich and thick with no weird taste. Try that I take tomato soup and add Italian seasonings and a tsp. of Parm cheese and the whey power and blend and heat, tastes like spagetti sauce. I also have put the powder in my other soups too. I am not eating any real "food" for another 3 weeks. Week 5 and 6 I progress to soft foods like eggs and stuff. I am getting a bit hungry now that I am back cooking for the family. Got them on a nice low fat diet too. LOL we will all be healthier good luck

I didn't have open sugery and at the end of my second week, and finally feeling good enough to do stuff like cook dinner for the family go out shopping and walk more. I can't wait till I can ride my new adult trike. LOL Just do what the doctors say and you will feel better soon, most surgeries take 6 weeks to heal. Even the laprocopic ones.

Been banded two weeks, I ended up weighting 224 when was done with the banding, the first few days, I was a bit upset, because I weighted myself on Monday before Thursdays' surgery at 211. I am now down to 205.5 So I am happy, keeping on the diet schedule. First fill will be in September. Not doing anything except walking till they tell me I can ride my bike again. Getting plenty or rest and Water. Feeling good for the first time today. take care It will come off everyone is different. Best of luck Pati

Hey Moe how are you doing? I am doing so much better, but I doubt if I could have flown anywhere the past few weeks. I developed an allergy to whey Protein and was sick as a dog for a week, much better today and this week. Can't wait for the real work to start, and back to my exercise and my new tricycle LOL. I can get into my siz 18 jeans, just an inch and I can button them LOL the legs fit great, stomach still a bit swollen. I hope to wear them to the Lap band support group meeting the last Tues. of August at Lahey Clinic. LOL Take care Pati

I am waiting for that banding, there are recipes online in this forum. I suggest checking them out. I know that I love meat and am looking for good tasty recipes for chicken and beef and port all lean. Can't wait for the mushies I can have them in week 4 and 5

Hi I was just banded on August 7th and MA BCBS couldn't have been faster and better. No questions they went by what my doctors wrote about me. No problems at all. Where are you going for your band? I was done at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, which was great. They took care of everything. If you have any co-morbidites you will not have a problem if your BMI is under 40. And if you are over 100 lbs. with BMI of 40 or over, you shouldn't have any problems with them. They are very good with follow ups also, they have a nurse call you once a month to go over what your doing at home. They are very nice. So good luck. Pati

Maybe switch the kind of Protein powder you are using, I found out a week after surgery and lots of weakness and nausea that I have to change from whey protein to soy and now in my third week following surgery feeling pretty good, the headaches were from caffeine withdrawal. They are gone now. Felling a bit stronger. It will take time, I am almost 3 weeks out of surgery and finally feeling more like my old self only a bit thinner. Good luck

I posted earlier, and now am just about pain free, No gas and my port is just a bit sore. I do tire easily and just don't overdo it. Most of my discomfort was from the gas and the fact I found out I was allergic to whey Protein, I sent back my case of unjury shake mix for a full refund. Thank heavens, using the ESA soy chocolate shake, and the soy unflavored Protein powder I use it in the blended Soups and it works great. My nausea is gone, and no more "trots" LOL. 100% better than last week. I figure in a week or so I will feel pretty much normal. Pati

I am under treatment for mind depression anyway and on a mild antidepressant anti anxiety drug. It does help a lot with my thoughts of emotional eating. Maybe your doctor can give you something for the mood swings and you will feel less like eating emotionally. I am reading and walking and enjoying my grand baby so trying NOT to think of eating. I am able to cook now for my husband and not want to taste the food. Looking forward to next week and the semi mushy stage. LOL Take care Pati

I was banded on the 7th and the port is still tender and sore, I was told by the nurse that it's the last part to heal since they attach the port to the muscle and it's healing, and whenever you move it puts a little strain on it and it hurts. Thats whey you some get short of breath easy too. It will go away she told me and not to worry